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History, heritage and places of interest of the ancient district of Pabna - Pabna News



Sunday, August 30, 2020

Origin of the name 'Pabna' from 'Padumba'. Over time, Padumbai went to Pabna to preserve the harmony or from the etymological origin. The first visit to Padumba was during the reign of Pala king Rampal in the 11th century AD. Archaeological Cunningham speculates that the name Pabna may have originated from the ancient kingdom of Pundra or Pundravardhana. However, there is another rumor that the area was named Pabna after the confluence of a tributary of the river Pabni, but this idea is now baseless because there was no river named Pabni in Pabna at any time. According to another source, the place where a bandit named 'Paban' or 'Pabna' was once known as Pabna.

Location of Pabna district- Pabna district has formed the south-east corner of Rajshahi division. It is bounded on the north-east by Sirajganj district. On the east by the river Jamuna which separates Pabna-Manikganj district. The rivers Padma and Jamuna meet at a place called Kazirhat in Pabna. In the south, the river Padma separates it from Faridpur and Kushtia districts. Natore district covers the western part.

Coordinates - 24 ° 24638.0 ″ N ৮৮ 55848.0 ″ East

Division - Rajshahi

Total area of ​​Pabna District - 2371.50 km (915.84 sq mi)

Population of Pabna District - Total 26,70,540 (as per 2011 census)

Density 1200 / km (3100 / sq mi)

Literacy rate among the town people - 97.48%

Time Zone - BST (UTC + 6)

Code of Administrative Division - 506

There are 9 upazilas in Pabna district

Upazilas -

Chatmohar Upazila

Bhangura Upazila

Atgharia Upazila

Ishwardi Upazila

Pabna Sadar Upazila

Faridpur upazila

Bera Upazila

Santhia Upazila

Sujanagar Upazila

Notable personalities -

Suchitra Sen is a legend in Bengali cinema

Principal Mozammel Haque Samaji Saheb

Barrister Ashutosh Chowdhury (181-1934) was the first Bengali judge of the Calcutta High Court of undivided India.

Tridib Chowdhury (1911-1996), a very popular man by the name of 'Dhakuda', was elected to the Lok Sabha seven times in a row from the Behrampur Center of West Bengal.

Pramatha Chowdhury (18-1947) was a successful protagonist of Bengali prose.

Poet Prasannamayi Devi (1858-1939)

Poet Priyambada Devi

Major General JN Chowdhury Former Indian Army Chief (1908-1983)

Saiful Azam is one of the 22 living eagles in the world who holds the record for the highest number of Israeli plane crashes ever. He has also led the air forces of four countries simultaneously.

Former Chief of Air Staff Fakrul Azam

The first air chief of an independent country. Who is Khandaker

Major General Fasiur Rahman

Rafiqul Islam Bakul, the lion male hero of Bengal

Women's Freedom Fighter Shirin Banu Mitil (1950-2018)

Rajendra Lahiri (23 June 1901 - 16 December 1928), took part in various revolutionary activities of the Hindustan Republican Association to oust the British from India.

Mohit Mohan Maitra (unknown - 28 May 1933) was one of the leading figures of the anti-British independence movement in the Indian subcontinent and a revolutionary of the Fire Age.

The leader of the anti-British movement was Comrade Jasim Uddin.

Poet Bande Ali Mia is a Bangladeshi poet, novelist, children's writer, journalist and illustrator.

Fazal-e-Khoda, a lyricist, writer and former director of Bangladesh Betar

Lyricist and musician Gauriprasanna Majumder

Musician Bappi Lahiri

Musician Dolly Sayantvani

Musician Badsha Bulbul

Popular musician Bappa Majumder

Renowned presenter Fazle Lohani

Dr. Raushan Ara (1940–2010) was one of the first female actresses in the subcontinent.

Popular actor Chanchal Chowdhury

Actor Azizul Hakim

Actor Shahnaz is happy

Film director Azadi Hasanat Firoz

Actor Masum Aziz

Film actor and director Vrindavan Das

Film director Redwan Rony

Mahmuda Sultana is the youngest winner of "Innovator of the Year-2018". At the youngest age, he won NASA's highest award, the Innovator of the Year.

Selim Shahriar is a research member formed to study the validity of Einstein's theory.

The founder of Square Group is businessman Samson H Chowdhury

Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif Dilu MP

Md. Maqbool Hossain MP, Pabna: Area 3, President, Standing Committee on the Ministry of Agriculture, 10th Parliament, for his outstanding contribution to the development of the agricultural sector, "Bangabandhu won the National Agriculture Medal 1423 A Gold Medal."

Famous food - Ghee, Rasmalai

Famous places -

1. Bharara Shahi Mosque - In 1857, during the reign of King Shah Alam, Daulat Kha's son Asalat Kha Bharara built the Shahi Mosque. The 3-domed mosque is surrounded only by domes. If it is a very old mosque, its shape and location are very interesting. To the east of the mosque is the tomb of Fakir Shah, a very long tomb. It is rumored that the historic Shahi Mosque was built overnight. The Bharara Shahi Mosque bears a shining example and tradition during the Shahi rule. Every Friday, hundreds of people come to perform the Jumma prayers.

Location: Located in Bharra Union, 12 km east-south corner of Pabna Sadar Upazila.

2. Jor Bangla Mandir - According to local legend, Jor Bangla Mandir was built in the middle of the 18th century. It is also believed that the temple was built by a man named Brajmohan Crore who was the tehsildar of the Nawab of Murshidabad. However, the exact history of the temple is not known as no inscription was found at the time of its discovery. Based on the design and craftsmanship of the walls, it is considered to be a similar installation to the Kantnagar temple.

Location: It is located in Raghabpur mahalla, 1.2 km east of Pabna Sadar upazila.

3. Tarash Building- The Tarash Building of Banamali Roy Bahadur in the heart of Pabna city is still almost intact. The most famous and oldest of the zamindars of Pabna is the zamindar of Tarash. The landlord families of that time were called zamindars. There was a one-room kayastha zamindar in 'Kodla' village near Chandaikona in Bogra district; This zamindar is Basudev, the ancestor of the Rai dynasty of Tarash. This Tarash family was the largest zamindar in Pabna district. Basudeb Nawab Murshid Quli Khan established Rajbari by working in the revenue department.

Location: Located 600 meters south of the heart of Pabna city.

4. Pabna Cadet College - Pabna Cadet College is a reputed educational institution in Pabna. It is one of the ten oldest cadet colleges in the country; Which was transformed from 'Pabna Residential Model College' to 'Cadet College' on 7 August 1971. Its location in the midst of picturesque natural beauty.

Location: Pabna Cadet College is located at Jalalpur in Pabna district, next to Dhaka-Pabna highway. It is located 6 km from Pabna city near Bagchipara Bazar.

5. Prashanti Bhuban Amusement Park / Ratnadwip Resort

Location: 2.8 km east of Pabna city.

. Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra Temple - This temple is built in memory of Sri Sri Anukul Chandra's parents. In the palace in front of the temple, the word 'Smriti Mandir' is engraved on the stone. Anukul Chandra has established a public welfare organization called 'Satsanga'. In the real sense, Anukul Tagore has sacrificed his land for human welfare. The memorial is still in better condition than other buildings. The newly constructed Satsanga-Ashram-Mandir architectural pattern easily attracts everyone's attention. However, the top of the square building was covered with four triangular descending roofs. The pinnacle of the pinnacle of this temple had interesting features in the finale.

Location: Satsanga (Ashram-Temple) of Sri Sri Thakur Anukul Chandra is located at Hemayetpur village (behind the mental hospital) near Pabna city.

. Pabna Mental Hospital- The reason why everyone knows Pabna is Pabna Mental Hospital or Paglagard. It is the only mental hospital in the Indian subcontinent or Bangladesh. Institutions providing medicine and surgery and proper care to the mentally handicapped, sick or injured. In 1959, the hospital was shifted to a 133-acre premises at Hemayetpur, about 4 km from the district town. Hundreds of visitors flock to see this exceptional institution every day.

Location: The mental hospital is located at Hemayetpur village, 4 km west of Pabna city.

. Integrated Agricultural Technology Museum: Abdul Hakim, former executive officer of Pabna Sadar Upazila and Sohani Hossain, a woman industrial entrepreneur, established this exceptional museum in 2008 with the help of some people of the district on only 36 percent of the land. There are bee, duck, rabbit, quail rearing, cage and polythene fish farming, drum cider, mushroom farming, floating vegetable garden, biogas plant, solar power, rainwater harvesting system and other modern low cost agricultural machinery.

Location: Lagsai Technology Museum located in front of Pabna Sadar Upazila Parishad.

9. Chatmohar Shahi Mosque - This 500 year old mosque was established during the Mughal period. The mosque was built in 1581 by Masum Khan Kabli, the general of Emperor Akbar. The mosque was named after him, Masum Khan Kabli Mosque. Over time, the mosque was renamed Chatmohar Shahi Mosque after the area. Although the mosque is known as Bartaman, it is still mentioned in the book as Masum Khan Kabli Mosque. Inside the mosque it is 34 cubits long, 15 cubits wide and about 30 cubits high. The mosque is built of red lattice bricks inlaid with small thin designs. The wall of the mosque is four and a half cubits wide. In front of the three-domed mosque, a piece of black stone inscribed with Kalema Tayeba is still inlaid on Idara.

Location: Located 200 yards away from Chatmohar upazila. In a word, the mosque is located in front of the upazila gate.

10. Samaj Shahi Mosque - Sultan Selim, son of Sher Shah, the then ruler of Delhi, is said to have built the Samaj Shahi Mosque in 1549. Brilliant examples of ancient architectural art are found in its construction techniques. Although the mosque has 3 domes, there are 4 more small pillar domes in the 4 corners of the mosque. There are two black stones inside and outside the mosque. The stone contains the engraved verses of the Holy Qur'an. It is rumored that two Qur'anic inscriptions from this mosque were taken to the Indian Museum in 1942. In the south-east corner of the mosque is the shrine of Hazrat Ashraf Zindani (RA). Next to it there is a huge lake.

Location: At the end of Chatmohar police station in Pabna, 15 km northeast of Samaj village, there is a wonderful example of ancient architecture Shahi Mosque.

11. Handial Jagannath Temple - Archaeologists believe that the Jagannath Temple was built in the early 15th century. However, according to the inscription found on the temple, it is known that a man named Bhabani Prasad renovated the temple in 1590. The Handial Temple is a small one-door temple built of bricks. The stairs at the top of the monastery have become smaller and smaller. The masonry walls of the temple have terracotta designs and the entire monastery is built on a solid foundation.

Location: 13.2 km from Chatmohar Upazila Sadar. Wore is located in Handial Union.